Chapter 1

Hot.

Not just my head, but my whole body.

A tingling sensation, rising and falling.

What’s happening? It feels like someone is turning me over and over. My head is resting on something hard, it hurts so much.

Cough, cough…

Shen Qingli jolted awake, gasping for breath.

What, what’s going on? She forced her eyes open, blurry vision only allowing her to see a pair of dark eyes. The man seemed to be trying to restrain his movements, being as gentle as possible.

Damn it, I, I was raped!

I, a Martial Venerable with full-spectrum esper abilities, was actually raped!

Shen Qingli raised her hand to deliver a palm strike, first knocking him unconscious, then killing him!

Yes, that’s the plan.

But her hand landed softly on the man’s neck, like a caress.

The man instantly lost control, letting out a low, hoarse groan, incredibly seductive in the darkness.

Shen Qingli felt a tingling sensation from head to toe.

This man’s voice, it’s so damn good. Those strong abs, powerful legs, and enduring…

Shen Qingli instinctively pressed her hands against her chest, the intense burning sensation and rapid heartbeat intertwined, captivating.

The night was incredibly hot and long.

When Shen Qingli regained consciousness, she felt as if her whole body had been run over, aching all over. Suddenly, a torrent of unfamiliar memories flooded her mind…

She had time-traveled back to Kaoshan Village in 1970.

The original Shen Qingli, also named Shen Qingli, was beautiful. There was no girl in the entire Red Star Commune, or even the whole county, who could compare to her beauty.

But she was sickly, struggling to even walk, constantly experiencing fever and coughing up blood. Forget about farm work, she couldn’t even handle household chores.

So, in this era where people could easily starve to death, even though Shen Qingli was stunningly beautiful, despite many men lingering outside her courtyard, no one dared to propose to her family.

Originally, she had her mother to protect her, but her mother passed away last month.

Her uncle, Li Qiushou, and aunt, Zhao Dahua, planned to marry her off to Zhou Yubai, an old bachelor from the foot of the mountain.

Zhou Yubai was a discharged soldier, with a long scar running from his brow bone to his lips, making him look a bit terrifying. Plus, he was naturally cold, and besides his two married sisters, he had a widowed mother and two young siblings at home. Even though his family offered a hefty dowry, no one was willing to marry their daughter to him.

Only Li Qiushou and Zhao Dahua, seeing the dowry, agreed to the marriage.

Today was the day for both families to discuss the marriage arrangements. But Zhao Dahua changed her mind. She thought that if Shen Qingli died, she could get more money from Zhou Yubai. So, she put poison in Zhou Yubai’s water and sent the half-conscious Shen Qingli, who had drunk the poisoned water, to Zhou Yubai’s home, hoping she would die in his bed.

As soon as Shen Qingli was laid down, she died.  By chance, her soul from another world took over her body.

Shen Qingli’s head ached. So, she came here and directly got down and dirty with this Zhou Yubai…

Shen Qingli groaned in frustration, her breath catching in her throat!

Zhou Yubai was wiping himself down.

Goodness, broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs, and a nice butt. Water dripped down his shoulders, the man was turned sideways, and her breath caught again.

This guy, his physique is perfect, cough, really… Shen Qingli’s nose felt hot, and she quickly wiped it with her hand.

“Cough…”

Zhou Yubai turned around at the sound of her voice. He hurried over to help Shen Qingli up and handed her a cup of warm water.

Shen Qingli coughed violently, only calming down after a while, holding her chest.

God, what kind of broken body did I get?

“You, are you alright?” Zhou Yubai asked, his voice deep and magnetic, with a tingling sensation that felt like fine porcelain gently colliding and then being compressed in an enclosed space.

Shen Qingli couldn’t help but think of his soft moans from the night before, making her bones melt.

“I, I’m fine.”

The air fell silent, leaving only their eyes locked.

Shen Qingli got a clear look at Zhou Yubai’s face, her long lashes fluttering slightly. What a pity, such a handsome face marred by that long scar.

No worries, she’ll get rid of it for him later.

Perhaps her gaze was too intense, Zhou Yubai hesitated before speaking, “Your uncle and aunt should be here soon. What do you want to do?”

Shen Qingli snapped out of her thoughts, remembering their scheming, and her face turned cold. Then she thought about Zhou Yubai, who she had slept with…

Whether it was active or passive, in this era, with Zhou Yubai’s innocent and stubborn nature, she couldn’t just take what she wanted and leave.

Forget it, since we’ve already had something, he’s practically my person now. Until he betrays me, I’ll protect him well.

“The engagement stands. I’m leaving now. If they find us in bed, it’ll be a bad reputation for both of us.”

In bed…

Those four words made Zhou Yubai’s throat feel a bit hot, “I have a secret passage here, leading to the back mountain. Can you walk?”

“I can.” Shen Qingli quickly put on her clothes and followed Zhou Yubai into the passage he opened.

Zhou Yubai efficiently restored the entrance, his gaze heavy. He hadn’t expected her to say the engagement was still on.

Shen Qingli was so beautiful, beautiful as if no one could hold onto her. He never thought that someone like him would have anything to do with her.

He knew she had a childhood sweetheart in the city, and she had been waiting for him to come get her all this time…

So, when Shen Qingli’s aunt, Zhao Dahua, sent a matchmaker a few days ago, he was quite surprised.

But he still agreed. He didn’t mind his reputation, it was good to be an excuse for her to delay, a good deed for the day.

He hadn’t expected them to… and he hadn’t expected Shen Qingli to be different after she woke up.

This morning, the way she looked at him made him feel a flutter in his heart for the first time.

But the Li family wanted more than just his dowry… Zhou Yubai’s eyes suddenly turned cold, greedy people would end up with nothing.

On the dirt road of Kaoshan Village, a group of people headed towards the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain where Zhou Yubai lived.

“Wuwuwu, my poor Qingli, she’s so weak, how can she handle this?” Zhao Dahua cried.

Li Qiushou sighed heavily, his face full of worry, “My younger sister just passed away, and we haven’t taken good care of Qingli. I’m so sorry to her.”

As he spoke, Li Qiushou hunched over, looking dejected and pitiful.

“That wolf cub from the Zhou family, he’s definitely no good.”

“Right, if there was nothing wrong with him, why would the army send him back? They didn’t even give him a pension.”

“As soon as he came back, his father died. He’s a jinx.”

“Shen Qingli is so beautiful, if she falls into his hands, there’s no hope for her.”

“That’s right, I’ve seen him sneakily look at Shen Qingli more than once.”

Every man in the village, young and old, had stolen glances at Shen Qingli.

She was too beautiful.

Thinking about how beautiful Shen Qingli had been defiled by Zhou Yubai, the cursed star, they all wished they could kill him right now!

At Zhou Yubai’s small courtyard.

Li Qiushou and Zhao Dahua exchanged a look.

Zhao Dahua directly cried and rushed forward, crashing open the courtyard door, “Zhou Yubai, please spare our Qingli.”

Li Qiushou also followed, “Qingli, Qingli, how are you? Come out.”